ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 58, 10 March 1933, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE,

Herbert Marshall, the cultured British actor; Kay Francis, the exotic brunette; Miriam Hopkins, a sophisticated blonde; Charles Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, . Robert Greig (plump as ever), and Aubrey Smith haTe been collected by Ernest Lubitsch Into a cast to Interpret "Trouble in Paradise," an excellent super-crook drama showing at the Regent Vaeatre. Naturally, when a famous international crook ingratiates himself Into the position of secretary to a wealthy widow, things are bound to happen, particularly since the .->sslstant secretary, the crook's team-mate and lover, has reason to be Jealous of her paramour's interest ln the widow and mistrusts the philanthropy of his regard for such good "pickings." • Intrigue and counterplot, theft and counter theft, romance, humour, and drama are cunningly woven, together in this story of suave but likeable criminals. . There is irony in the situation in which the pseudosecretary discovers the criminal tendencies of madame's own compan ■ director and meets the threat of exposure with a cool disregard of its meaning, secure ln the knowledge of the older man's helplessness. Herbert Marshall is a delightful rogue of European fame, moving from Venice to Paris with a cool 'suavity that knows no language bar. Miss -Hopkins ts a fascinating confrere, playing up to her vacillating lover with dog-cat-dog methods that are at once amusing and successful. The picture Is one of the most entertaining seen for some time.

DE LUXE THEATRE.

During the year and a half that Miss Bow has been 0,9-the screen she has gone through a complete transformation. So complete is It that for, her appearance in "Call Her Savage," the new Fox screen play in which she is starred, she has been called the "New Clara Bow." This production is now showing at the De Luxe Theatre. Here Is now a new type of beauty; a new kind of personality. And credit for the change goes not to the beauty experts of the film capital, but to Clara Bow herself. As the heroine of Thayer's dramatic story, a role which she herself selected, the famous actress is said to portray a life nearly paralleling her own career. It Is the fight waged by a mlsunderitood girl to curb the conflict of desires that rage inside her extraordinarily Intense heart. In both the screen adaptation by Edwin Burke and the . star's interpretation of the' title role, "Call Her Savage" has been hailed as the most courageous portrait of a woman's soul yet screened. .

GRAND OPERA HOUSE,

Large audiences continue to enjoy the popular programme provided by the musical and comedy artists of "The Gaieties of 1933" at the Grand. Opera House. It is a programme calculated. to please every section of the audience, and the applause. ls almost continuous. . Miss Amy Rochelle's soprano was welcomed last bight In many numbers. Fred Bluett and Wally Reynolds.supply most of the fun, but the whole company ls out to amuse, and succeeds. Rene Rich, the talented violinist, provides for all tastes, popular and classical, and, like other members of the company, ls frequently recalled. The Flying Wartons' work in the air gives abundant thrill, while the ballet, on and off many times, always In changes of costume, adds to the pleasure of a good show. The season extends only until tomorrow night. "Dick Whittington and His Cat" will be presented by the company at a matinee tomorrow afternoon.

PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

~ Owing to the splendid patronage accorded throughout the last week to Gainsborough's engrossing play, "The Calendar," the season has been extended for another week. This is the fourth picture-which has'been "held over" a, t__..t.,Paramount Theatre since it "went allBritish last November. It constitutes a WelIngton record, and ls a striking testimony to the great advance made in English picture production. The Calendar" is unusua-1 in that it tells the story of the unjust; "warning off" the ru™ °f CaP'aln -Anson for a crime contemplated but not committed. In such natural rashlon that the,, narrative 13 absolutely convincing. The way Ih which the' racing inquiry is handled by gentlemen of refined bearng and polished English diction is something that might be copied with advantage by racing bodies generally. Herbert Marshall, as the hero, is a firm favourite, and the wily Lady Panniford, who seeks to bring him to disgrace, is admirably enacted'by Edna Best

KING'S THEATRE.

;•„» iL ady. 'ke Boy" ls the current attraction at the Kings Theatre. There has bee'n'nothlng more breezy jolly, and entertaining. It definitely establishes Jack* Hulbert, the partauthor of its excellent scenario, and Miss cicely Courtneldge as screen comedians whose comic inspiration amounts to genius. In them the spirit of true burlesque burns brightly and with no forced flame. The whole thing goes with a hilarious swing. There ls also some fine dancing by Jack Hulbert, and in S?in.?J_iybe.! .5 c ls Partnered by the charming ","'™d Shotter. Box plans are at The Bristol and the theatre.

CAPITOL THEATRE. MIRAMAR.

The Ringer," a British Dominion Film starring Gordon Harker and Carol Goodner. is being featured at the Capitol Theatre tonight. £,_?/_f d troS, the sta Be Play which was re™.n. .hS Edg?r Wallace's greatest achievement, the screen .version Is said to be an even more sensational success.- It is described M fas, tes' and most convincingly and vSmI a J Produced film to the credit of m.fini • GooJ l su PP°r's Include a Slim SumkZZ.?Y? mY T- M 'omorrow's matinee Tom SS,," 1. 1 be. seen in "Beyond the Rockies." S^S? ♦ ".£' D«ective Lloyd" will also be shown,, together with Episode 5 of "The Last Frontier," and a Silly Symphony cartoon

BhORTT'S THEATRE.

t}£Y yYerr 'Btor7 Maturing Jack Holt and Ralph Graves, entitled "A Dangerous Affair" opened at Shortt's Theatre today as the principal attraction for a week's season. There Is excitement in a dusty, spooky, mysterl™ old house in which an eccentric man's "£en more eccentric will is read at midnight. The Picture solves the mystery of a twlce-stalm necklace and of two murders The chief sua porting picture is "The Guilty Generation" Leo Carillo. who visited New Zealand two 0 r £» cc,/. eat' S ? 80 with a dramatic compan£ has Cum^gs i^he^dl^ia^ 1-

PRINCESS THEATRE.*

after nip.? p. ,hoDl e IBain1 Bain wlth hls f!"n!ly ?.i «h„ Ji F arla 3almt- • Thß Btock market fled but ws£?' £ nd Pet. ers ls ""»** w°" ,5, bF! hls "He has an Insatiable desire for social honours, and his son aids her in exrl%.Z*A Sl)endin B- *<"*. he gets his ofmll4 o d^a,,i°o n . earth BEaiD f °™S tha basis

BRITANNIA THEATRE.

In "70,000 Witnesses," now at the Brunei?..,, ? he/ tre'^ wlth Phll"P's Holmes, v/„v hS J°rda. n- i Charl,e Bueeles, and Johnny ii - nJ a featured roles. Paramount beUeves that it has the most unusual football Picture ever filmed. A murder that no one can explain baffles medical authorities as well as Police: It occurs on the football Held. A star half-back, about to score a try is mysteriously slain while 70,000 people ln the stands look on. The working out of the solution, as well as the football sequences, mak6 for unusual film fare. Another programma attraction ls "The Vanishing Frontier," » "TTestern" subject.

ARTCRAFT THEATRE.

. "Arrowsmlth." the masterpiece of Sinclair Lewis, comes as a motion picture to the Artcraft Theatre tonight, ln a great production by Samuel Goldwyn, with Ronald Colman playing the title role of the crusading young doctor.' Critics have already hailed "Arrowsmith" as one of the most important pictures of the past year, and Sinclair Lewis himself, after witnessing Its premiere, acknowledged publicly that it had succeeded in doing everything he had tried to do In the book. The distinction of its story, the importance of Its cast, 'and the acclaim with which It has been received combine to make it a cinematic event.

KILBIRNIE KINEMA,

"Michael and Mary," showing for the last time at the Kilbirnie Kinema tonight, ls a British screen production which has everything that appeals to the motion plcturegoer. A strong romance with two of the screen's most popular stars, an Interesting and gripping story, and a powerful drama. "Bring 'em Back Alive," the flrst genuine Malayan Jungle sound picture to reach civilisation, commences at the matinee tomorrow.

EMPIRE THEATRE, ISLAND BAY. "The Sign of Four" will be screened at the Empire Theatre this evening for one night only. The production ls the plcturisatlon of Conan Doyle's famous story, and is packed with mystery, adventure, and thrills. Two comedies and two newsrecls will also be screened. "Looking on the Bright Side," starring Grade Fields, will be screened on Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. This picture has been described as the biggest musical comedy production the talking screen has yet attempted. This programme will also be screened on Monday and Tuesday next.

REGAL THEATRE, KARORI.

Tonight at the Regal Theatre "What Price Hollywood," with Constance Bennett and Lowell Sherman, will be screened. This is a most engrossing story of the inner lights, of Hollywood, and tells In a delightful romance of the price paid for the glamour and glory of film fame. Special supports will be shown. A special children's matinee will be held on Saturday at 2.30 p.m., when "The Subway Express," a thrilling detective story, will be shown. . '■■

OUR THEATRE, NEWTOWN.

John Barrj-inore and Lionel Barrymore are starred In "Arsene Lupin," which will be screened at Our Theatre tonight. The story depicts the entertaining adventures of John Barrymore as the suave society thief Arsene Lupin, and his attempts to elude capture by a persistent detective played by Lionel Barrymore. ' Karen Morley has the part of the spy. Excellent supgorts complete the programme. > i

ST. JAMES THEATRE. The high-spirited comedy "Money Talks." which commenced at the St. James Theatre today, ls the flrst starring picture of that inimitable Hebrew comedian, Julian Rose, who appears a: Abe Pllstein. Abe and his daughter Kosie run a dress shop, but their, wholesaler sells them up. Hymie Burkowitz -gives Abe £000 for the goodwill of his business, but Rosie believes he is behind all the trouble and snubs Hymie s son. Morris, who is In love with, her. Abe learns he will inherit a fortune from a rich aunt provided he ia penniless when the legacy arrives in thirty days' time. At his TL _f t 0 know what t0 d 0 wlth his £500, Abe finances the "dud" schemes put forward v ? fell°w boarders. Unfortunately all the investments turn out successfully, and the money rolls ln, but at last Abe gets rid of it only to discover that his legacy has been swept away in a bank failure. MAJESTIC THEATRE. The funniest matrimonial happenings yet presented on the talking screen are said to occur in They Just Had to Get Married." which opened its season at the Majestic Theatre v y' . SUm Summervllle and Zasii Pitts, the principals, are Inimitable, and they are supported by Roland Young, Fin D'Orsay, Verree^Teasdale, C. Aubre* Smith, Henry Armetta. ? _. . a Sue Collli3- This comedy serves to bring together again as stars of the picture ™ comedy pair, Slim Summerville and Zasu Pitts, who play the roles of a valet and lady's maid respectively, suddenly Inheriting a huge fortune. Summerville's awkwardness is' a perfect foil for Miss Pitt's lackadaisical nervousness, and as man and wife they are the centre of a swift succession of hilarious situations. /;asu Pitts has never before been given such an opportunity for the display of her pantomime. QUEEN'S THEATRE. ty?YH« ,n? w Bhowln S at the Queen's Theatre In his latest thriller of the wide ODen Gr!bb 3o„"R Idden HG°y-" Judlth B"rie! Edme Gribbon, Raymond Hatton. and Donald Kirke are with him in this gripping cowboy drama Si. „.»£*'. ? so. me _cow Puncher who nearly loses f« her %l iDI: '?, Savl Us """^heart's ranch t£i t: Thß p?Uce throw hlm ,n«° caol so SSL^S Can 6a. ln. the con fldenee of an imprisoned gang of bandits, and find out where they have hidden a fortune in gold. There's a blood-tingling prison break, a forest "re and other full-blooded Incidents "